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New Law on Transgender Rights Approved (May 16, 2012) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On May 9, 2012, the Congress of Argentina passed a law that ...

Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Criminal Code Amendment to Include Femicide (May 03, 2012) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On April 18, 2012, Argentina's Cámara de Diputados (the lower house of the country's Congress) approved, by unanimous vote, a bill ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Supreme Court Decision on Abortion (March 16, 2012) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On March 13, 2012, the Supreme Court of Argentina rendered a decision in the case of an abortion performed on a ...

Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Bill Penalizes "Grooming" of Minors on the Internet (February 08, 2012) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On November 2, 2011, the Senate of Argentina approved and sent to the Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies) for further ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Draft Legislation on Limitation of Farmland Ownership by Foreigners (September 28, 2011) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

President Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina has submitted draft legislation to that country's Congress that would limit land ownership by foreigners. ...

Topic: Real property
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Criminal Code Amended to Include Money Laundering (July 20, 2011) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On June 17, 2011, the legislature of Argentina passed Law 26683 to amend the Criminal Code in order to update ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Integration Treaty Enters into Force (February 18, 2010) by Dante Figueroa

The Treaty of Maipú for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina ...

Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Argentina / Chile

Emergency Decrees on President of the Central Bank, Payment of External Debt (January 27, 2010) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On December 14, 2009, Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner issued an emergency Decree (Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia [Emergency Decree or DNU] ...

Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Law Decriminalizing Libel and Slander Passed (December 07, 2009) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

Argentina adopted Law 26551 on November 18, 2009 (BOLETIN OFICIAL, Nov. 26, 2009, available at http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/resaltaranexos/160000-164999/1
60774/norma.htm); it amends the ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Law Amending Code of Criminal Procedure to Allow Compulsory DNA Extraction (December 07, 2009) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On November 18, 2009, Argentina's Congress passed Law 26549, which adds a provision to the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Argentina

New Media Law (November 23, 2009) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On October 10, 2009, Argentina's Congress adopted a new Law on Audio-Visual Communications, also called the Media Law. (Law 26522, Oct. ...

Topic: Communications and electronic information
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Congress Debates Bill on Gay Marriage (November 06, 2009) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On October 29, 2009, Argentina's Congress started formally debating two bills that would amend the current Civil Code to allow same-sex ...

Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Juvenile Criminal Justice Reform (April 29, 2009) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

The Committee on Criminal Legislation of the Argentine Congress is currently debating a bill on juvenile criminal justice that would govern ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Broad Range of Cooperation Agreements Signed (April 02, 2008) by Eduardo Soares

In February 2008, in Buenos Aires, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the President of Argentina, Cristina ...

Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Argentina / Brazil

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Last updated: May 16, 2012